CCT300_Lab_2


 * CCT300 - Lab 2**

=** Why is the definition of genre controversial and not so applicable to the formation of digital genres? You may use the iPhone as a case.** =

Shiels, M 2008, 'Obama uses iPhone to win support', BBC News, 3 October, viewed 16 June 2009.URL: []

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, genre is defined as "a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content." For the past few decades, libraries have always placed their books into certain categories such as: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography, Science Fiction, etc, which makes it very organized and easier for people to find the type of book that they are looking for. Movies were also categorized into various genres-Action, Comedy, Documentary,Mystery, Romance,etc, allowing the public to recognize what kind of film they will be watching. A genre is often used to help people sort and classify something quickly and easily. Genres can, and always will be changing constantly; some categories may have evolved and altered over time, leading to new terms being used to define something.

In the recent years, digital media has become much more mainstream. People usually prefer the ease of emailing online than writing a letter and wasting money on stamps. Movies can now be streamed online, without any need of a disc or tape. Phones today have advance drastically, as people today often use smartphones that allows them to go on the web, send emails, and contact people instantly. With the formation of digital genres, the classification system that we once used is not so applicable to today's world. According to Shiels' article "Obama uses iPhone to win support," President Obama had a team of volunteers create an application for the iPhone that helped recruit people to vote for him. This was not just a typical application on the iPhone, there was a feature that allowed you to make phone calls to your friends and fellow voters, and get their support to vote for Obama. The application also provided updated news, pictures and video for the user to view. This free application was created in just three weeks offered so much information to the American citizens; it had everything you will ever need to know regarding the election built into one single application. In the advance world that we live in now, a phone is not just a phone anymore, it is a communication device, a portable computer, a powerhouse entertainment device all built into one. Consumers will no longer need to use five different types of equipments to do something that you can do with a single device that can fit in your pockets.